Saturday morning: Tennessee was in hot pursuit of Dan Mullen of Mississippi State. Mullen was stalling to see what would happen with Florida.

Saturday evening: Central Florida coach Scott Frost told Florida he was not interested. Mullen then moved to the top of Florida’s list.

Sunday morning: With Mullen out of the picture for the Vols, Tennessee athletics directorJohn Currie got on a plane at the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport bound for Ohio, intending to hire Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano (and former Rutgers and NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach).

Sunday afternoon, after news broke Tennessee was close to hiring Schiano: Uproar.

One reason for the uproar: Testimony unsealed last year where former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary said that he heard Schiano, who was an assistant with the Nittany Lions, had witnessed Jerry Sandusky “doing something” to a boy in the shower.

Prosecutors determined there was nothing to pursue with respect to Schiano.

Schiano testified and publicly denied seeing — or even having knowledge — of Sandusky’s crimes against children.

Sunday afternoon: Tennessee fans began expressing displeasure, even outrage, on social media and by marching in protest. A Knoxville coffee shop tweeted it would ban him from entry. Tennessee lawmakers joined the protest with tweets and comments. Even White House Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had a comment. In a Facebook post Sanders called Schiano “the guy who covered for Jerry Sandusky.”

Monday around noon: Currie issued a statement saying that Tennessee had carefully interviewed and vetted Schiano.

Monday afternoon: Tennessee Chancellor Beverly Davenport issued a statement saying “I deeply regret the events of yesterday for everyone involved.” Davenport added that “the university remains steadfast in its commitment to excellence, and I look forward to John Currie continuing the search” for a new coach.

Also: New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer voiced their defense. “He’s one of the very best coaches I think in our profession. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Greg and the way he runs his program and the job that he does,” Belichick told reporters.

Anthony Lubrano, a Penn State trustee, speaking of Schiano, suggested any links to Sandusky were incorrect. Ohio State AD Gene Smith and some high school coaches in New Jersey were vehement in their defense of Schiano and accused critics of smearing his reputation.

Monday evening: Tennessee was still without a coach and potentially on the hook for a big payout to Schiano if any memorandum of understanding had been signed.